US lawmakers seek reason for Beyoncé Cuba trip

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27. Beyoncé and Jay-Z's Cuba trip sparks questions over US trade embargo

Beyoncé and Jay-Z's Cuba trip sparks questions over US trade embargo

The pair were greeted by big crowds as they strolled through Havana

James Legge
Sunday 07 April 2013



Pop power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce have caused a small furore over a fifth wedding anniversary trip to Cuba.

The pair were greeted by big crowds as they strolled through the capital, Havana, where they ate at some of the city's best restaurants, danced to Cuban music, walked through historic Old Havana and posed for pictures with locals.

But a long-standing US trade embargo against Cuba prevents most Americans from traveling to the Communist-ruled island without a license from the government.

And on Friday two Republican members of congress for Florida asked Adam Szubin, director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, for "information regarding the type of license that Beyonce and Jay-Z received, for what purpose, and who approved such travel."

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart represent districts where there is a high Cuban-American population.

More:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/beyonce-and-jayzs-cuba-trip-sparks-questions-over-us-trade-embargo-8563261.html