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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 half-year ended December 31, 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: February 19, 2004

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

Dated: February 19, 2004

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

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