EXHIBIT 16.1 Beckstead and Watts, LLP - ---------------------------- Certified Public Accountants 2425 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway Henderson, NV 89052 702.257.1984 702.362.0540 fax VIA FACSIMILE March 3, 2005 Mr. Orlando Silvestri President Pender International, Inc. 60 Columbia Way, Suite 300 Markham, Ontario L39 0C9 Canada Dear Mr. Silvestri, We hereby resign as principal auditor for Pender International, Inc. effective the date of this letter of notice. This is also to confirm that the client-auditor relationship between Pender International, Inc. (Commission File Number 000-50045) and Beckstead and Watts, LLP has ceased. Sincerely, /s/ Beckstead and Watts, LLP Beckstead and Watts, LLP cc: Office of the Chief Accountant SECPS Letter File Securities and Exchange Commission Mail Stop 9-5 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549