**EXHIBIT 31**

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**SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION**

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**EXHIBIT 31.1**

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**CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT**

I, John Noble Harris, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report onForm 10-K of BlackStar Enterprise Group, Inc.;

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

3. Based on my knowledge, the financialstatements, and other financial information included in this report, fairlypresent in all material respects the financial condition, results of operationsand cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in thisreport;

4. The registrant's other certifyingofficer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosurecontrols and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and15d-15(e))and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in ExchangeAct Rules 13a-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

            a. Designed such disclosurecontrols and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures tobe designed under  our supervision to ensure that material information relatingto the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is  made known tous by others within those entities, particularly during the period in whichthis report is being prepared;

            b. Designed such internalcontrol over financial reporting, or caused such internal control overfinancial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonableassurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparationof financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generallyaccepted accounting principles;

            c. Evaluated theeffectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures andpresented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of thedisclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by thisreport based on such evaluation; and

            d. Disclosed in this reportany change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting thatoccurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's4th quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, oris reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal controlover financial reporting.

5. The registrant's other certifyingofficer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internalcontrol over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the auditcommittee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing theequivalent functions):

            a. All significant deficienciesand material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control overfinancial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect theregistrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financialinformation; and

            b. Any fraud, whether or notmaterial, that involves management or other employees who have a significantrole in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: April17, 2017

/s/ John NobleHarris                  

John Noble Harris,

Chief Executive & Principal ExecutiveOfficer