EXHIBIT 32.1

      STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection  with the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A  (Amendment  No. 2) of 21st
Century Holding Company (the "Company") for the year ended December 31, 2004, as
filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date  hereof  (the
"Report"),  I, Richard A.  Widdicombe,  Chief Executive  Officer of the Company,
certify that - the Report fully complies with the  requirements of Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and - information  contained in
the Report fairly presents,  in all material respects,  the financial  condition
and results of operations of the Company.

                                       /s/ Richard A. Widdicombe
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                                       Richard A. Widdicombe

May 17, 2005

The foregoing certification is made solely for the purpose of 18 U. S.C. Section
1350, subject to the knowledge standard contained therein, and not for any other
purpose.