The New OAVCT Director General's First 100 Days: Changes Already Underway

PORT-AU-PRINCE.— The new Director General of the Office of Vehicle Insurance Against Third Parties (OAVCT), Pierre Jean Raymond ANDRÉ, presented on Friday the assessment of his first 100 days at the helm of the institution. As accomplishments, he reported a series of initiatives aimed at revitalizing the OAVCT. Some Achievements Indeed, in a video broadcast on the official OAVCT accounts, the Director General highlighted some of his achievements, such as providing vehicles for the Pétion-Ville and Avenue Charles Sumner claims services, inaugurating a new building in Tabarre, and creating a new interactive website. Pierre Jean Raymond is convinced that these initiatives can optimize OAVCT services and bring them closer to taxpayers. He also distinguished himself through active participation in the Board of Directors meetings of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), strengthening synergies between the OAVCT and the major orientations of national economic policy. Among other achievements during his first 100 days, the new Director General stated that he reorganized office work through weekly coordination meetings, conducted a tour in the North to understand regional realities and integrate local concerns into strategic decisions. He also mentioned the launch of a national road safety awareness week. *Improved Collaboration with the Union* Meanwhile, among Pierre Jean Raymond André's collaborators, reactions to this initial assessment appear somewhat mixed. While some praised a proactive approach and leadership that seems to inject new dynamism into the institution, others preferred to issue a warning. The OAVCT Employees' Union took the opportunity to issue a direct warning. The current management risks following in the disastrous footsteps of previous administrations if it succumbs to pressure from those who appointed the Director General to this position. The Secretary General of the SE-OAVCT already accuses the CPT of political manipulation and attempts to seize control of the institution. Jean Roody SAINT JUSTE pointed to a network of influence capable of making and unmaking leaders, in defiance of laws and staff interests. «These nine council-presidents, with the complicity of certain political sectors, are known for demanding large sums of money from director generals. This is how they have pushed some to resign or to prison,» he declared, stating that the union had already warned the Director General upon his arrival. Among the major projects to be undertaken, Pierre Jean Raymond André will also have to address the issue of promotion and salary adjustment, considered a concern for the SE-OAVCT, which speaks of unfair and unequal treatment in this regard. Jean Mapou