doctors to prepare a giveaway report on the PLP's first 100 days in power.

Acting Opposition Leader Grant Gibbons slammed the document -- for content and for the use of Government Information Services Civil Servants to prepare what he insisted was a political purpose.

But Development and Opportunity Minister Terry Lister, responsible for Information Services, said the UBP had been in Government long enough to tell the difference between a Government information aid and a party document.

Dr. Gibbons said: "It's a glossy PLP piece of political propaganda paid for by the taxpayer.

And he added: "I think it's something the Auditor may wish to have a look at -- using Government expenditure for political purposes.

"The question which has to be asked is how much it all cost and whether that money could have been better spent on some of the housing initiatives which have been very slow in coming.'' And Dr. Gibbons added: "A lot of it is simply fluff -- I think what's important to the people of Bermuda are actions and accomplishments -- much more important than the pictures and words we see in this brochure.'' And he claimed that the PLP's record to date left them little to shout about.

Dr. Gibbons said: "Their record is not terribly impressive in the last few weeks.'' And he took at swipe at Home Affairs and Public Safety Minister Paula Cox for her role in the row over Elbow Beach Hotel boss William Shoaf's work permit.

Dr. Gibbons said: "We have Tourism Minister David Allen spending a lot of money on promoting tourism and on the other hand an inexperienced Minister for Home Affairs and Public Safety who almost shut down one of our major hotels.'' The Saudi Arabian owners of the hotel warned that it could close the hotel if Mr. Shoaf's work permit was not renewed.

But Dr. Gibbons said: "It should never have got to that Mexican stand-off stage.'' And he added that sent "a terrible message'' to potential investors interested in taking on the soon-to-be closed Marriott Castle Harbour and the Morgan's Point resort project.

The report was inserted in yesterday's Royal Gazette and trumpeted Government's achievements over its first 100 days in power.

Dr. Gibbons said much of what the PLP was claiming as their own were initiatives started under the UBP.

He added: "A lot of issues which came out in the Budget -- the drugs court, improvements to the Register of Companies and the prison half-way house -- were all put in place by the UBP Government.

"A lot of the legislative activity I've seen so far is simply legislation started by the UBP.

And he denied the UBP Five Year Plan, published under the last Government, was a similar use of Government resources.

He said: "That was essentially the issues which were discussed in our blueprint taken and put into practice in the various Government Ministries -- that was a Government document which set out timetables and implementation steps.'' But Mr. Lister insisted the size of the original document had to be expanded because of the amount of work done by the new Government.

Report He said: "I'm quite surprised the UBP would take this kind of approach -- they know what's a Government document and what's a party document.

"This is a report on the first 100 days of the PLP Government, therefore it's appropriate that this report should be prepared by the Department of Information Services.

"Governments have a responsibility to communicate -- it's pointless having an Information Services department if you're not going to communicate our objectives and successes to the people of Bermuda.'' Mr. Lister added: "I'm very pleased with the report -- and I'm pleased with what it says we have done.'' And last night Premier Jennifer Smith deviated from a TV list of achievements in the 100 days report to slam UBP claims that Government was dragging its feet.

She said the last two UBP Governments had passed similar numbers of acts in the first few months of their administration.

Ms Smith added the UBP won elections in October, 1993 and 1989 and had passed 21 and 19 pieces of legislation respectively in their first few months.

She said: "There is no difference in the volume of legislation processed by us since the Election.

"It's therefore surprising that some are taking the Government to task for something that shows no significant departure from the previous administration.''