Mr. Lovell was born on September 27th 1955 in St. John's city. He attended the Antigua Grammar School and obtained his tertiary education at the University of the West Indies where he obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Geography and Geology. In 1984, he went on to study at the Thames Valley University and Middle Temple, qualifying him as a Barrister-at-Law.

He also holds a Masters of Jurisprudence Degree from the University of Birmingham.

Mr. Lovell’s professional life started at the Antigua Public Utilities Authority. He entered the teaching profession in 1978 with assignments at the Antigua Grammar School and The Antigua State College. At the height of the momentous teacher's struggle in 1979, after being arrested and beaten, Harold was fired by the Bird regime for his pursuit of justice. Harold Lovell was Vice President of the Guild of Undergraduates at the University of the West Indies, General Secretary and then Vice Chairman of the Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement, General Secretary of the Antigua and Barbuda Union of Teachers and Vice Chairman of the United Progressive Party (UPP). While in England, he served on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Advisory Council for Leicestershire, England, between 1990-1992