President Danilo Medina rescinded contracts for around 1,000 employees at the Ministry of Foreign Relations prior to appointing new Minister Andres Navarro last week. On Saturday, 20 September 2014, Listin Diario reported that this would represent US$2.5 million a month in savings for the Ministry budget.
http://listin.com.do/la-republica/2014/9/19/338362/Ingresaran-US25-millones-al-fisco-por-despidos-Cancilleria