The Public Hospitals Authority last night claimed the Bahamas Doctors Union strike was now illegal following further demands by officials.

In a statement, the PHA said: “The PHA and the BDU entered into discussions around the settlement of holiday pay approximately eight months ago. Both parties negotiated in good faith during that period.”

The statement said that the major sticking points between the parties were the means of verifying each junior doctor working during holidays, identifying the number of hours each junior doctor worked on holidays and the number of instalments over which the compensation would be paid.

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