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EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Derek Bartlett,
certify that:

1. I have reviewed this 10-QSB of Newport Gold, 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 report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements,
 and other financial information included in this 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(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
 controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in
 Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the small business issuer and
 have:
5. 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;
6. Designed such internal control over financial
  reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
  designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
  reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
  for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
  principles;
7. 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
8. 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 (the small
  business issuer's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that
  has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
  small business issuer's internal control over financial reporting; and
9. The small business issuer's other certifying
 officer(s) 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):
10. 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
11. 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: November 14, 2007 | "Derek Bartlett"                       
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|                        | Derek Bartlett, Chief Executive Officer



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