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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: March 3, 2006

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

Dated: March 3, 2006

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