Exhibit
31.1

Coastal
Caribbean Oils & Minerals, Ltd.

Rule
13a-14 Certification

I, Phillip W. Ware, certify that:

1.          I
have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Coastal Caribbean Oils &
Minerals, Ltd.

2.          Based
on my knowledge, this annual 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 registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

4.         The
registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing
and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

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| | a)          designed
  such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information
  relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
  known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
  in which this annual report is being prepared;
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| | b)          evaluated
  the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures as
  of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the
  Evaluation Date); and                                                                                                    
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| | c)          presented
  in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
  disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
  Evaluation Date;                                                                                                                          

5.          The
registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most
recent evaluation, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of
registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):

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| | a)          all
  significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
  which could adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process,
  summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrants
  auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

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| | b)          any
  fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
  who have a significant role in the registrants internal controls; and

6.         The
registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated in this annual
report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in
other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to
the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

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|Date: June 2, 2005 |  |                      
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|                   |  | /s/ Phillip W. Ware  
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|                   |  | Phillip W. Ware      
|                   |  | President & Treasurer
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