Housing Minister Stanley Felix.
Housing Minister Stanley Felix was detained by police on Sunday (May 11) after failing to comply with orders not to play loud music at an establishment in Rodney Bay, sometime around 3:15 a.m.
Police Public Relations Officer Aniel Innocent told Saint Lucia News Online (SNO) that the government minister was not charged for any crime, but was warned by police to stop playing loud music. However, he was released 15 minutes after the incident. This has since caused much public ridicule for the government minister.
Police reportedly asked Felix, who was in the company of a few persons at an entertainment bar in Rodney Bay on Sunday morning, to lower the music there. However, they refused to adhere to police orders. Felix was allegedly verbally abusive to one of the police officers, which led to his arrest at a local police station.
There are speculations that Felix was under the influence of alcohol. SNO made several attempts to speak with the minister, but was told that he is not in office.
Felix is expected to provide a press statement sometime later today.