Exhibit
99.1



Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as
adopted pursuant to Section 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.



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In connection with the Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-QSB of The Havana Republic, Inc. (the Company) for the period ended March 31, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Leonard
Sternheim, Sole Director and Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec.1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:



| | 1. |  | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of The Havana Republic, Inc. and
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| | 2. |  | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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 quarterly report;
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| | 3. |  | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in the quarterly 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 the quarterly report;
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| | 4. |  | I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and
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, if any, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;



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 quarterly report (the
Evaluation Date); and



c)    presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;



| | 5. |  | 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



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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 weakness in internal controls; and



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. |  | I have indicated in the quarterly report whether 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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|Dated: May 19, 2003 |  | 
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