James Debono is MaltaToday's chief reporter on environment, planning and land use issues, and one of the newspaper's main political analysts. Apart from blogging regularly on politics, James Debono won the IGM national press awards' environmental reporter of the year in 2011 for his report showing how a beverage company that extracted over 51,000 of cubic metres of water every year from the national water table for free, was awarded an environmental award by the University of Malta. Debono also heads Mediatoday's survey unit, which has conducted polls on all electoral appointments since 2008, correctly predicting the outcome of all elections and the 2011 divorce referendum.

He read history and obtained his Masters' degree from the University of Malta, and in the past worked for TV production house Where's Everybody before joining MaltaToday in 2005. A co-founder of Moviment Graffitti and active in Moviment ghall-Ambjent, he served as a media officer for Alternattiva Demokratika - the Green Party. James is married and has a son. His interests include listening to music and reading.

76% of CEOs, top officials are male
Business
The percentage of women among CEOs and senior officials has increased from 19%...
Polidano and Portelli in blame game after being fined for Psaila Street site mayhem
Business
Two of Malta’s largest construction conglomerates have engaged in a...
Four in 10 businesses might not survive beyond next six months
Business
Prime Minister Robert Abela had promised a ‘return to normality’ by...
Developers lobby group denounces piecemeal development brief changes
Business
The developers lobby group has denounced piecemeal changes to development...
  • 1
Follow us on Facebook