EXHIBIT 12.(a)(2)
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                  CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, C. Douglas Davenport, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of New Providence Investment Trust;

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,  changes in net assets,  and cash
flows (if the financial  statements  are required to include a statement of cash
flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer(s)  and I are  responsible  for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 30a-3(c)  under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940) and internal  control
over  financial  reporting  (as defined in Rule  30a-3(d)  under the  Investment
Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

       (a) 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  registrant,  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;

       (b) 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;

       (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure  controls
and  procedures  and  presented  in  this  report  our  conclusions   about  the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,  as of a date within 90
days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

       (d)  Disclosed  in this  report any change in the  registrant's  internal
control over financial  reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter
of the  period  covered  by this  report  that has  materially  affected,  or is
reasonably likely to materially affect,  the registrant's  internal control over
financial reporting; and

5. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer(s)  and I have disclosed to the
registrant's  auditors  and the audit  committee  of the  registrant's  board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

       (a) 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  registrant's  ability  to  record,  process,
summarize, and report financial information; and



       (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's  internal control over
financial reporting.

Date: July 18, 2006
                                       /s/ C. Douglas Davenport
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                                       C. Douglas Davenport
                                       President, Treasurer, Principal Executive
                                       Officer and Principal Financial Officer
                                       New Providence Investment Trust