PLEASE permit me a few paragraphs to express my sympathy to the family and friends of Edwardo Barreios. In my opinion he was one of the best lecturers at the University of Guyana and a great loss to the University.

Mr. Barreios, as he is often called by Social Science students more so Business Management students, was love and fear in the same breath. His lectures were unconventional, no text books, some ABC examples to explain his calculations and his occasional smoke breaks. Mr. Barreios depth in terms of the subject area in which he lectured was exceptional. Whether, it is MNG111 (Business Mathematics) a course which causes nightmare for a lot of business students. Some of his courses included, Management Science, Small Business Management and Production Management just to name a few. They were always challenging to a degree of forcing most students to defer his courses to the summer in the hope of it being easy.

Mr. Barreios wasn’t fluent in English but he always managed to explain his calculations even if it means us laughing at how he pronounces certain words. His class was one of those classes you never want to miss as a student. Rain or blackout you make a special effort to be there. You may try missing other courses and collect notes but in most cases you would never try that with him. While doing his exams whether it is an assignment, mid-term or final exams I always felt like this is what a University exam should be like. Mr. Barreios exams were very complex and I felt if I can pass his exams I would pass any other. He should be remembered as an eccentric, intelligent and dedicated lecturer who raised the bar of lecturing at the University of Guyana.
JUNIOR ANDREW HERCULES
Former Business Management Student
University of Guyana