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                                  EXHIBIT 31.2
                                  CERTIFICATION

I, E. Paul Leishman, certify that:

        1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of News
        Communications, Inc;

        2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
        statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
        to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
        such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
        covered by this annual report;

        3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
        information included in this annual report, fairly present in all
        material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
        cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods
        presented in this report;

        4. The small business issuer's other certifying officer and I are
        responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
        procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)
        for the small business issuer and have:

           (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
           disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
           supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
           small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
           is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
           during the period in which this report is being prepared;

           (b) [Omitted pursuant to SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and 34-47986]

           (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer's
           disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report
           our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
           and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report
           based on such evaluation; and

           (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the small business
           issuer's internal control over financial reporting that occurred
           during the small business issuer's most recent fiscal quarter that
           has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
           affect, the small business issuer's internal control over financial
           reporting.

        5. The small business issuer's other certifying officer and I have
        disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control
        over financial reporting, to the small business issuer's auditors and
        the audit committee of the small business issuer's board of directors
        (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

           (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
           design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
           which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business
           issuer's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
           information; and

           (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
           or other employees who have a significant role in the small
           business issuer's internal control over financial reporting.

           Date: April 13, 2004


/s/ E. Paul Leishman
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E. Paul Leishman
Chief Financial Officer