MAIN Home Life Holidays Independence Days. The Islands became a nation on July 10, 1973, which is the date celebrated today as Bahamian Independence Day. This July 10th celebration of the beginning of Home Rule is an island party not to be missed!lthough all residents of the Bahamas were free, the Islands remained a colony of the United Kingdom, although much of day-to-day governing of the country was actually based in the Bahamas. This became a major factor that led to a peaceful negotiation for Bahama's independence.
1 Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) and cook whole (thawed) chicken for 10-15 minutes. 2  Then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and roast for 20 minutes per pound. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) and cook whole (thawed) chicken for 10-15 minutes. 2  Then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and roast for 20 minutes per pound.
Everyone has their own method to cook a perfectly baked chicken and all of you are convinced that you are baking it correctly, but are you really? People mostly ask, how long does it take to bake a chicken? The answer lies within your oven temperature and which part of the chicken you are about to bake. In short it depends upon the size of the chicken and the temperature that you are cooking it at, but normally, a 1 1/2 to 2 pound chicken would take about one hour to cook if you are cooking it at 350 degrees.