POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose name appears below hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints Erik M. Herzfeld as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power to act alone, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to make, execute and sign a Registration Statement on Form N-2 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, of The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. and any and all pre-effective or post-effective amendments thereto (including any and all amendments and any related registration statements thereto filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act and otherwise), and file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent with full power to act alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of the 15^th day of March, 2021.

/s/John A. Gelety

John A. Gelety

Director

/s/Cecilia Gondor

Cecilia Gondor

Director

/s/Ann S. Lieff

Ann S. Lieff

Director

/s/Kay W. Tatum

Dr. Kay W. Tatum

Director

/s/Thomas J. Herzfeld

Thomas J. Herzfeld

Director