CARRIACOU:- In an effort to reconnect villages, abandoned farmlands and properties, the Division of Agriculture within the Ministry of Carriacou & Petite Martinique Affairs is hard at work clearing access roads throughout Carriacou that has been abandoned for many decades. This gives residents and visitors an opportunity to explore many parts of the 13 square miles island. By Deanna Isaac Some of the areas already cleared include Limlair Farm to Mt. Pleasant and New Land , Dumfries to Mt. Royal , and Mt. Desire and Bayaleau leading to Negro Well, which is part of the island's historical estates. According to head of the agriculture division Bernard McIntosh, the clearing of these roads has helped persons who were unable to access their lands to begin surveying their properties. In addition the government hopes to reconstruct the “island road” which connects several parts of the island.