The Guyanese is unimpressed by the suggestion he was too aggressive as a batsman, arguing instead that his best years came while West Indies were still strong.

BBC: Clayton Lambert in 1998

Guyanese politics, too, is uneasily split along racial lines.

ECONOMIST: The fear of racial violence

The Guyanese economy exhibited moderate economic growth in recent years and is based largely on agriculture and extractive industries.

FORBES: Guyana

To counteract this development, the country is trying to implement a carbon credit scheme that will see richer economies pay to preserve the Guyanese rainforest and save it from destruction by gold and diamond miners.

BBC: Guyana��s path to paradise