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<TYPE>EX-99.906CERT
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<DESCRIPTION>CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
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Exhibit 10(b)
EX 99.906CERT

Certification  Pursuant  to  Section  906 of  the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act  of  2002
(subsection (a) and (b) of 18 U.S.C. 1350 Code)

In connection  with the attached  Report of The Herzfeld  Caribbean  Basin Fund,
Inc.  (the  "Fund") on Form N-CSR to be filed with the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003 (the  "Report"),  each of the
undersigned  officers of the Fund does hereby  certify that, to the best of such
officer's knowledge:

     1.   The Report fully  complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2.   The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Fund
as of, and for, the periods presented in the Report.

Dated: September 5, 2003

/s/ Thomas J. Herzfeld
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Thomas J. Herzfeld
President and Chairman
(Principal Executive Officer)

Dated: September 5, 2003

/s/ Cecilia L. Gondor
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Cecilia L. Gondor
Secretary and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)

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