<P> Three member states were proposed as hosts for the capital city of the federation : Jamaica , Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago . Earlier in the federal negotiations the general opinion had been that the capital should be one of the smaller islands so that the capital would be in a neutral position to the larger territories and it would be able to inject some buoyancy into one of the ( then ) poorer economies . To this end , Grenada was `` tentatively '' selected as the member state to host the capital but this was abandoned after protests from some of the parties involved , and at the London Conference the smaller islands were ruled out for consideration . Within Trinidad and Tobago the first proposed site was Chaguaramas , a few miles west of Port of Spain , but the site was part of a United States naval base . In practice , Port of Spain served as the de facto federal capital for the duration of the federation 's existence . </P>
<P> Three member states were proposed as hosts for the capital city of the federation : Jamaica , Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago . Earlier in the federal negotiations the general opinion had been that the capital should be one of the smaller islands so that the capital would be in a neutral position to the larger territories and it would be able to inject some buoyancy into one of the ( then ) poorer economies . To this end , Grenada was `` tentatively '' selected as the member state to host the capital but this was abandoned after protests from some of the parties involved , and at the London Conference the smaller islands were ruled out for consideration . Within Trinidad and Tobago the first proposed site was Chaguaramas , a few miles west of Port of Spain , but the site was part of a United States naval base . In practice , Port of Spain served as the de facto federal capital for the duration of the federation 's existence . </P>
what is the capital name of west indies
what is the capital name of west indies
Port of Spain
Port of Spain