An 11-year-old boy who was abducted and murdered five years ago has prompted the Bahamas to issue child abduction alerts, and to end the practice of waiting 24 hours to begin searching for a missing child. The new regulations are part of Marco's Law, named after Marco Archer who was abducted, sexually abused and murdered.
The Mandatory Action Rescuing Children Operation (MARCO) Alert is similar to the U.S. AMBER Alert and will be disseminated to the media. The victim's family is also asking the country to create a sex offender registry.