Exhibit 31.1

 

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and pursuant to Rule13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

 

Inconnection 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 September 30, 2003, as filed with the Securitiesand Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Leonard Sternheim, President 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, and pursuantto Rule 13a-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that: 

 

1. I havereviewed the Report being filed; 

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Report does notcontain 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 theReport; 

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and otherfinancial information included in the Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the period presented in the Report; 

 

4. I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (assuch term is defined in paragraph (c) of Rule 13a-14) for the Company and have: 

 

i. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, if any, is made known to them by others within those entities,particularly during the period in which the periodic reports are being prepared; 

 

ii. Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of the Report (“Evaluation Date”); and 

 

iii. Presented in the Report their conclusions about the effectiveness of thedisclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 

 

5. I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the board of directors (or persons fulfilling the equivalent function): 

 

i. All significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internalcontrols which could adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the Company’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and 

 

ii. Any fraud, whether ornot material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls; and 

 

6. I have indicated in the report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controlssubsequent to the date of their most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. 

 

Dated: November 12, 2003 

 

/s/ Leonard Sternheim 

LeonardSternheim, President