Beyonce and Jay-Z could face fine for Cuba trip

Pop superstar Beyonce and her rapper husband Jay-Z could face a fine after a high-profile trip to Cuba to celebrate a wedding anniversary.

Two Republican members of Congress have asked the US Treasury Department for information on what type of licence the couple obtained before heading to Havana.

The long-standing US trade embargo against Cuba prevents most Americans from travelling to the island without a licence granted by the US government.

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart, who both represent districts in south Florida where there is a high Cuban-American population, said: "Despite the clear prohibition against tourism in Cuba, numerous press reports described the couple's trip as tourism."

"The Castro regime touted it as such in its propaganda," the letter said, adding: "We represent a community of many who have been deeply and personally harmed by the Castro regime's atrocities, including former political prisoners and the families of murdered innocents."