On day 100 of its term yesterday, eight of the Government’s 21 pledges had been completed, ten were in progress and the status of three were unknown.

David Burt, the Premier, told a press conference he would deliver news on the “success” of the promises next Friday.

But independent political observer Denis Pitcher said the lack of clarity so far suggested the PLP had failed in one of the areas it often criticised the One Bermuda Alliance Government — communication skills.

He said: “The PLP are following a very traditional approach to communication in having pledged to provide a report on their first 100 days in the next session of Parliament on November 3.

“In the modern age of the internet and social media, with so much of the world’s information at people’s fingertips, much of the populace have become accustomed and expectant of brief, regular, real-time updates.

“The failure to keep the people regularly informed on their progress was one of the key challenges the OBA faced.

“By following a traditional communications method, the PLP makes their progress harder to digest.

“It risks allowing speculation and fake news to fester, costing them the trust of people who are wary after successive governments which have not delivered on their promises.

“In order to build trust with the people that they are delivering, it would be invaluable to put out brief updates as frequently and as transparently as possible.”

Mr Pitcher said that the OBA’s biggest mistakes of its tenure were a focus on spending cuts while not ensuring accountability, a failure to communicate well enough and not doing enough to cut expensive bureaucracy.

He added: “So far we have seen the PLP focus on increasing spending but there are limited hints on accountability, communications are lacking and we’re still waiting for signs of progress in government reform.

“We need to ensure that, as an island, we are held accountable to deliver enough value to justify our high costs while reducing costs and complexity wherever we are able.

“The PLP have not set a great example by having a large and expensive Cabinet that rivals the OBA’s oversized one.

And Mr Pitcher questioned how Bermudians could be “encouraged to do more with less” when Government failed to lead by example.

He said: “We are one of the most expensive places in the world to live and do business and we need to accept that we can’t grow our way out of our problems as easily as we can learn to do more with less.

“All Bermudians need to focus on this so we can be more competitive on a global scale. Just a few generations ago we were a resourceful, innovative and efficient people who made the most of every resource we had.

“It feels like as a people we’ve forgotten how to do that.”