PREPARE FOR postponement of the scheduled 2015 target date for inauguration of the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME).

That's the message yesterday by the close of day three of the current 29th Caricom Summit on which the curtain come down this evening.

But if that sparks disappointment or surprise, two Community Heads of Government yesterday offered hope for practical progress on two very important issues of current widespread public concern.

Those leaders are Barbados Prime Minister, David Thompson, and President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo, who shared a media briefing ahead of yesterday's final caucus session which will be resumed today.

The issues they dealt with relate to free movement of skilled Caricom nationals-a project originally planned to be completed by this year end-and new approaches in regional agriculture development to cope with huge costs in food imports and avoid threatened food shortages.

Thompson said a major sticking point was the sensitive free movement of Caricom nationals. For his part, Jagdeo said while the Guyana government was supportive of other countries implementing managed migration policies-consistent with the spirit and letter of the objectives of the CSME-he was deeply concerned about "capricious behaviour" when Caricom nationals are "humiliated" and suffer hostility on arrival at some regional airports.